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Pakistan border clashes 'kill 46' 
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- Local and foreign militants fought a gunbattle in northwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 46 dead, officials said, the second such clash this month in a region where the government is urging tribesmen to move against al-Qaeda-linked fighters.Police say death of Pakistan cricket coach 'suspicious' USA Today - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
The death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as "suspicious," Jamaica's deputy police commissioner Mark Shields said Tuesday. The 58-year-old Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Jamaica on Sunday, a day after Pakistan suffered a shocking World Cup defeat to Ireland.Militants clash in Pakistan, leaving dozens dead International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Local and foreign militants fought a gunbattle in northwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 46 dead, officials said, the second such clash this month in a region where the government is urging tribesmen to move against al-Qaida-linked fighters.U.N. urges more control by Pakistan on Afghan border Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 3:21 PM
Suicide bombers and Taliban fighters are crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan, and Pakistan must take more action to stop the incursions, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.Pakistan judge becomes symbol of revolt FT.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 12:02 PM
Supreme Court judges rarely enjoy celebrity status. So the sudden passage of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary, 58-year-old chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court, to stardom as a symbol of popular revolt against military rule is remarkable.Pakistan former chief cricket selector blasts Inzamam AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 9:32 AM
Pakistan's former chief cricket selector Wasim Bari Tuesday criticised captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for not leading the side from the front and making wrong selections which led to their World Cup failure.More than 50 killed in Pakistan militant clashes AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 11:07 AM
Uzbek Al-Qaeda militants and pro-government tribesmen in northwest Pakistan fought pitched battles that left at least 51 people dead including four children, officials said Tuesday.Pakistan Gun Battle Leaves 30 Dead Time Magazine - Mar 20 10:06 AM
Local and foreign militants fought a gun battle in northwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 46 dead, officials said Nearly 50 killed in Pakistan militant clashes AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 9:07 AM
Uzbek Al-Qaeda militants and pro-government tribesmen in northwest Pakistan fought pitched battles that left at least 46 people dead including four children, officials said Tuesday.46 die in militant clash in Pakistan AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 8:34 AM
Local and foreign militants fought a gunbattle in northwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 46 dead, officials said Tuesday, the second clash this month in an area where the government is urging tribesmen to move against al-Qaida-linked fighters.Pakistan cricket chief offers resignation AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 7:46 AM
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf has offered his resignation to President Pervez Musharraf following the national team's disastrous exit from the World Cup, a spokesman said Tuesday.Pakistan fighting leaves dozens dead UPI - Mar 20 5:04 PM
Fighting between rival militants that left more than 50 dead in northwest Pakistan, including two children killed in the crossfire, resumed on Tuesday. The ...Pakistan cricket chief 'resigns' CNN.com - Mar 20 4:48 AM
Pakistan cricket chief Naseem Ashraf has offered his resignation and three of his selection panel have quit as the fallout from their disastrous World Cup exit continued on Tuesday.Future of Pakistan deep-sea port touted UPI - Mar 20 4:19 PM
Leaders are touting development of Pakistan's first deep-sea port at Gwadar as a potentially potent engine for trade and other economic growth in the ...Pakistan deputy attorney general resigns in protest International Herald Tribune - Mar 20 8:13 AM
One of Pakistan's three deputy attorneys general, Nasir Saeed Sheikh, resigned on Tuesday, citing a crisis over government efforts to dismiss the country's top judge.24 killed as militants, tribesmen clash in Pakistan AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 4:20 AM
Twenty-four people have been killed in fighting between heavily-armed Uzbek Al-Qaeda militants and local tribesmen in northwest Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.30 Die In Militant Clash In Pakistan CBS News - Mar 20 1:58 PM
Pro-government tribesman and foreign militants clashed in northwestern Pakistan, leaving about 30 dead in fighting that began after an Arab was found shot to death in the area, officials said Tuesday.Police say death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was suspicious CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 36 minutes ago
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as "suspicious," Jamaica's deputy police commissioner Mark Shields said Tuesday.Pakistan leader's emergency denial fuels uncertainty AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 1:14 AM
President Pervez Musharraf says he will not declare an emergency in a deepening row over his removal of Pakistan's top judge, but analysts said Tuesday the suggestion shows how high the stakes have risen.Pakistan coach 'may have been murdered' Adelaide Now - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
THE death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as suspicious, according to a Pakistan team spokesman.Pakistan judge resignations rise BBC News - Mar 20 9:09 AM
Resignations in Pakistan mount over the suspension of the chief justice of the supreme court by President Pervez Musharraf.Militancy is not solution in Pakistan UPI - Mar 20 11:11 AM
Threats of Islamic extremism in Pakistan can't be eradicated by Musharraf's government; only a democratic approach can make changes, say experts.Pakistan consider future after Inzamam and Woolmer AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 9:26 PM
Bob Woolmer's tragic death, Inzamam-ul-Haq's retirement as a one-day player and the team's disastrous World Cup has left Pakistan with a host of problems as they seek to regain their place as a serious cricket force.Rival militants clash in Pakistan BBC News - Mar 20 7:50 AM
Nearly 50 people are killed in fierce fighting as tensions rise between locals and foreign fighters in Pakistan.Blood and batons in Pakistan BBC News - Mar 20 7:46 AM
The BBC's Masud Alam looks at how the controversy over the suspension of Pakistan's top judge has escalated.Pakistan Army Says 25 Killed in Tribal Area Clash (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Mar 20 7:55 AM
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- About 25 people were killed in Pakistan today in an armed clash between local tribesmen and ``foreign'' militants in the country's northwestern region near the border with Afghanistan, an army spokesman said.Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was murdered The Times of India - 4 minutes ago
NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, found dead a day after Pakistan s shock defeat at the hands of Ireland, was murdered, police have confirmed.Cricket: Pakistan struggling without Woolmer, says Mushtaq Channel NewsAsia - 0 minute ago
Mushtaq Ahmed admitted that the Pakistan team is having a hard time coming out from under the depression that has engulfed them following the death of coach Bob Woolmer.Future of Pakistan deep-sea port touted The Washington Times - Mar 20 4:38 PM
Leaders are touting development of Pakistan's first deep-sea port at Gwadar as a potentially potent engine for trade and other economic growth in the region.Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was murdered The Times of India - 42 minutes ago
Jamaican police, according to Times Now, have said Pakistan players would be questioned about there whereabouts during the periodPolice say death of Pakistan cricket coach "suspicious" Canada.com - 39 minutes ago
In this file picture taken 16 August 2006, Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer conducts a training session at the Oval Cricket Ground, in south-London. The death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as suspicious, a Pakistan team spokesman said 21 March 2007.Dejected Pakistan aim to fulfil final Cup commitment Reuters.co.uk - 28 minutes ago
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 21 (Reuters) - A shattered Pakistan team will attempt to lift themselves for their final World Cup outing against Zimbabwe on Wednesday, just three days after the sudden death of their coach Bob Woolmer.Pakistan don't want to play final game CricInfo - 56 minutes ago
The Pakistan team are reluctant to play their final match of the World Cup against Zimbabwe.Clashes in Pakistan tribal region; 46 dead MSNBC - Mar 20 5:55 AM
Local and foreign militants fought a gunbattle in northwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 46 dead, officials said Tuesday.Pakistan chief and selectors quit BBC News - Mar 20 3:07 AM
Dr Naseem Ashraf resigns as Pakistan Cricket Board head, along with the three-member selection committee.Pakistan tribesmen 'clash with al-Qa'eda' Daily Telegraph - Mar 20 5:34 PM
Pakistan claimed yesterday that tribesmen loyal to the government had launched a campaign to oust al-Qa'eda fighters from its lawless borderlands.UN urges more control by Pakistan on Afghan border AlertNet - Mar 20 3:04 PM
Source: Reuters By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, March 20 (Reuters) - Suicide bombers and Taliban fighters are crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan, and Pakistan must take more action to stop the incursions, ... CRISIS-HIT PAKISTAN SELECTORS ALL RESIGN Daily Record - 45 minutes ago
EVERY member of Pakistan's selection committee has resigned following the team's embarrassing exit from the Cricket World Cup. Chairman Wasim Bari admitted they all shared responsibility for the poor performances.Pakistan chief and selection team quit The Scotsman: Sport - Mar 20 5:12 PM
THE entire Pakistan national selection committee have tendered their resignation following the team's early exit from the World Cup.Pakistan selectors resign The Star Online - Mar 20 5:19 PM
KARACHI: Pakistan's cricket selection committee has resigned in the wake of the team's disastrous World Cup campaign, chief selector Wasim Bari said yesterday.Woolmer death an all-time low for Pakistan, says Mushtaq Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Mar 20 11:28 AM
Mushtaq Ahmed, given the job of replacing Bob Woolmer as coach for the rest of the World Cup, on Tuesday described his death as the worst thing to happen to Pakistan cricket.Pakistan players trying to cope without Woolmer Associated Press via Yahoo! India News - Mar 20 9:49 AM
Younis Khan has given some insight into the loss felt by the Pakistan squad after coach Bob Woolmer's sudden death at the World Cup. Clashes in Pakistan leave 50 dead Deutsche Welle - Mar 20 3:29 PM
Military officials in northwestern Pakistan say that up to 50 people have been killed in two days of clashes between al-Qaeda linked Uzbek militants and local tribesmen.Pakistan offers open source training toolkit NewsForge - Mar 20 1:24 PM
Pakistan is the third largest low-cost IT-enabled and offshore business processes outsourcing services provider in Asia after India and China. The country's Open Source Resource Center (OSRC), a project of Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology, has developed and released a FOSS resource kit entitled "OSS Training Toolkit," originally put together in order to facilitate OSRC's own training ...Heads roll in Pakistan Board The Hindu - Mar 20 1:59 PM
Karachi: Heads rolled in the Pakistan cricket establishment on Tuesday with Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman and the entire selection committee resigning in the wake of the team's inglorious exit from the World Cup. A day after captain ...Video Report: Pakistan coach Woolmer dies following defeat New Kerala - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Kingston, Mar.19: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died aged 58 on Sunday after being found unconscious in his hotel room the morning after his side's shock World Cup exit, the team announced.Pakistan keen to leave on a high CricInfo - Mar 20 12:33 PM
Pakistan have never departed a World Cup without winning a game but Zimbabwe - who could still qualify for the Super Eights with a win - will pose a stern test.Pakistan 'army without general' FOXSPORTS.com.au - Mar 20 11:28 AM
WASIM Bari, Pakistan's former chief selector, has criticised captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for not leading the side from the front, and making wrong selections which led to its World Cup failure.58 Militants and Tribespeople Die in Fighting in Northern Pakistan New York Times - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
The fighting could signal a breakdown in relations between local tribal leaders and the militants who had sought shelter after the Taliban were ousted from Afghanistan.Press freedom in Pakistan is a myth, say journalists ANI via Yahoo! India News - Mar 20 6:07 AM
Islamabad, Mar 20 (ANI): Exposing the Pakistan Government's claim that the media in Pakistan is free; journalists described the government claim as a 'myth'. Narrating their recent experiences, the journalists alleged that the Pervez Musharraf's regime has applied overt and covert arm-twisting methods to gag the press and their hard earned little freedom has been achieved through ...More than 50 killed in Pakistan militant clashes TODAYonline - Mar 20 11:15 AM
Pakistan army soldiers patrol in Wana, the troubled area of South Waziristan, as local tribesmen look on, in January 2006. Uzbek Al-Qaeda militants and pro-government tribesmen in northwest Pakistan fought pitched battles that left around 30 people dead including four children, officials said Tuesday.30 killed as tribesmen, militants clash in Pakistan IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 20 6:43 AM
Islamabad, March 20 (Xinhua) Some 30 people, including 18 foreigners, have been killed in clashes between foreign militants and local tribesmen in Pakistan s tribal region in two days, TV channels reported Tuesday.Sovereign Signs Two Pakistan Farm-in Deals Rigzone - Mar 20 10:14 AM
International Sovereign Energy Corp. said that the formal Farm-In Agreements on the two previously announced blocks have been signed with Mari Gas Company of Pakistan, the second-largest producer of gas in Pakistan.PAKISTAN: Quake survivors angry at government inaction AlertNet - Mar 20 8:04 AM
Source: IRIN Across Pakistan-administered-Kashmir, the same rubble-strewn scene is repeated as irate locals allege that assistance from the government has been far from forthcoming. Instead, they say, most of the population has been forced to fend for itself, with some help from non-government organisations. Pakistan cricket chief, selectors resign after stinging World Cup ouster Slam! Sports - Mar 20 6:46 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan cricket chief Naseem Ashraf and his three-member selection committee resigned Tuesday in the wake of their team's shock early exit from the World Cup.Pakistan cricket chief resigns Fox Sports - Mar 20 12:15 AM
Pakistan cricket chief Naseem Ashraf has resigned after the country's shocking early exit from the World Cup, a newspaper report said Tuesday.Top Pakistan government lawyer quits over judge row Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Mar 20 4:52 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - One of Pakistan's three deputy attorneys-general, Nasir Saeed Sheikh, resigned on Tuesday citing a crisis over government efforts to sack the country's top judge.Pakistan's top judicial official quits Gulf Daily News - Mar 20 3:51 PM
ISLAMABAD: A deputy attorney-general resigned yesterday citing a crisis over government efforts to sack Pakistan's top judge, as lawyers and the opposition vowed more protests against the government.Clash between tribesmen, militants kills up to 30 in Pakistan CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 20 5:24 AM
Up to 30 people have died in two days of fighting between Pakistani tribesmen and foreign militants in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, an official said Tuesday.Pakistan panel postpones hearing on suspended judge Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Mar 20 5:11 AM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's top judicial watchdog, which is hearing accusations against the country's suspended top judge, has postponed its next hearing in the case from Wednesday to April 3, a Supreme Court official said on Tuesday.Pakistan, Iran to curb illegal cross border movement Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 20 9:31 AM
Pakistan - Iran Pakistan and Iran have agreed to strengthen cooperation in curbing illegal movement along borders, officials said on tuesday. The two sides agreed to hold regular meetings of the border security forces, an official statement said.CORRECTED - Top Pakistan government lawyer quits over judge row Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 20 4:25 AM
Corrects spelling of first name in second paragraph to "Iftikhar" instead of "Iktikhar". By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - One of Pakistan's three deputy attorneys-general, Nasir Saeed Sheikh, resigned on Tuesday citing a crisis over government efforts to sack the country's top judge.Pakistan selectors resign after World Cup exit Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Mar 20 3:45 AM
Pakistan's cricket selection committee has resigned in the wake of the team's disastrous World Cup campaign, chief selector Wasim Bari said on Tuesday.Top Pakistan government lawyer quits over judge crisis TODAYonline - Mar 20 9:15 AM
Women activists of Pakistan's main alliance of religious parties, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, march during a demonstration against the sacking of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, in Karachi.Nearly 50 killed in Pakistan militant clashes TODAYonline - Mar 20 9:15 AM
Pakistani tribesmen dancing at a tribal meeting at Shakai in South Waziristan, some 300 kilometres southwest of Islamabad, May 2005. Uzbek Al-Qaeda militants and pro-government tribesmen in northwest Pakistan have fought pitched battles in South Waziristan that left at least 46 people dead including four children.PAKISTAN: 14 Pak policemen suspended for attack on Geo TV AsiaMedia - Mar 20 12:27 PM
Islamabad --- Pakistan government has suspended 14 policemen for their alleged involvement in the attack on journalists during the raid on the offices of the country's biggest private broadcaster Geo TV.Pakistan cricket selectors resign Central Chronicle - Mar 20 10:47 AM
Karachi, Mar 20: Pakistan's unceremonious exit from the cricket World Cup today prompted a host of resignations with the PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf and the entire selection panel quitting their posts, accepting moral responsibility for the debacle.Pakistan chairman tends resignation after World Cup exit Times Online Sunday - Mar 20 5:18 AM
Naseem Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and the country s three-member selection committee have all tendered their resignation following the country s early exit from the World Cup.Woolmer death an all-time low for Pakistan, says Mushtaq Tiscali - Mar 20 11:35 AM
"The loss of Bob Woolmer is the biggest blow in the history of the Pakistan cricket tam," Mushtaq told reporters. "He was a father figure to all of us."Clashes in Pakistan leave 25 dead Deutsche Welle - Mar 20 8:29 AM
Military officials in northwestern Pakistan say that at least 25 people have been killed in clashes between al-Qaeda linked Uzbek militants and local tribesmen.BODY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN AUTO SECTOR PROPOSED Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Mar 20 2:31 AM
Transport A Japanese researcher Yasuhiko Shinagawa has proposed the establishment of exclusive organisation for development of auto sector in Pakistan.Body For Development Of Pakistan Auto Sector Proposed Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 20 2:31 AM
A Japanese researcher Yasuhiko Shinagawa has proposed the establishment of exclusive organisation for development of auto sector in Pakistan.Pakistan reeling after cricket coach's death Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 5:25 AM
Several times after a poor performance by the Pakistan team he coached, Bob Woolmer would remind journalists grilling him that there were more important things in life than cricket.Pakistan panel postpones hearing on suspended judge AlertNet - Mar 20 4:49 AM
Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, March 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan's top judicial watchdog, which is hearing accusations against the country's suspended top judge, has postponed its next hearing in the case from Wednesday to ... Pakistan selectors resign en masse Morning Star - Mar 20 11:53 AM
THE entire Pakistan national selection committee tendered their resignation on Tuesday after the team's early exit from the World Cup.Pakistan cricket's 'darkest days' BBC News - Mar 19 12:58 PM
Pakistan's early exit from the cricket World Cup was on the cards and the future looks bleak, says Rishad Mahmood.Grieving Pakistan captain quits one-day cricket AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 4:15 AM
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Sunday announced his retirement from one-day cricket after his team's humiliating exit from the World Cup and the death of coach Bob Woolmer.Judges quit in Pakistan furore CNN.com - Mar 19 5:26 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Seven Pakistani judges resigned on Monday over government moves to sack the country's chief judge, and the leader of an opposition alliance of conservative religious parties called for more protests.Pakistan selectors quit after World Cup debacle Khaleej Times - Mar 20 6:16 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan s chief cricket selector and the rest of the national selection committee have resigned following the national team s humiliating exit from the World Cup, a statement said on Tuesday.Pakistan turns on its players The Australian - Mar 20 6:00 AM
AMID the gravest political crisis to confront Pakistan in the seven years since president Pervez Musharraf seized power, the country's newspapers have spared nothing to flog the national cricket team and reflect unprecedented shame over the debacle in the West Indies and despair over the death of coach Bob Woolmer.Pakistan protests throw Musharraf s regime into crisis Socialist Worker - Mar 20 11:09 AM
A growing crisis threatens military rule in Pakistan, a key US ally in the war on terror . Street protests and rioting broke out after the dictator General Musharraf, who came to power in a military coup in 1999, sacked top judge Iftikhar Chaudhary last week.Pakistan's Deputy Attorney General resigns India Daily - Mar 20 8:45 AM
Pakistan's Deputy Attorney General Nasir Saeed Sheikh and a civil judge have resigned today in protest against the suspension of the country's Chief Justice Iftikar Mohammad Chaudhary.Woolmer's death silences Pakistan protests AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 3:09 AM
Grief replaced anger on the streets of Pakistan Monday as the country reeled from the death of cricket coach Bob Woolmer a day after the national team's humiliating exit from the World Cup.Cricket: Now Ireland need the real Pakistan to show up at Cup Belfast Telegraph - Mar 20 8:14 AM
Ireland must rely on Pakistan, the team they beat in Saturday's World Cup clash in Jamaica, if they are to confirm their place in the next stage of the competition before their final group game on Friday.Inzamam quits as Pakistan captain CNN.com - Mar 19 2:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) -- Inzamam-ul-Haq has quit as Pakistan Test captain -- and retired from one-day internationals -- rounding off an extraordinary weekend for his country's national cricket team.Minorities' woes shoot up in Pakistan, Sri Lanka: report IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 19 11:46 PM
London, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan and Sri Lanka lead a global ranking of countries where the situation for minorities has significantly deteriorated in the last year, says a new global survey.Pakistan rejects EU concerns over judge row Eu Business - Mar 20 9:51 AM
(ISLAMABAD ) - Pakistan on Tuesday said concerns expressed by the European Union over the removal of the Islamic republic's top judge were "out of place" and "highly inappropriate."Pakistan c.bank buys 7.0 bln rupees of T-bills Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 19 11:31 PM
KARACHI, March 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan's central bank bought back 7.0 billion rupees ($115.34 million) of Treasury bills on Tuesday at 9.11 percent under four-day reverse-repo contracts to inject liquidity into a tight money market.Landslide kills 10 Pakistan quake survivors AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 11:57 AM
Ten survivors of the devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistani Kashmir were killed Tuesday when a landslide triggered by torrential rain buried their house, police said.Pakistan selectors quit News 24 South Africa - Mar 20 6:45 AM
Pakistan's cricket selection panel, including the convener, have resigned after the team's humiliating exit from the World Cup.Grieving Pakistan captain quits one-day game AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 1:36 AM
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq announced his retirement from one-day cricket after his team's humiliating exit from the World Cup and the death of coach Bob Woolmer.Mark Levine: Pakistan's Precarious Balance HuffingtonPost - Mar 19 12:03 PM
Driving into Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, there is a sign on the road that welcomes you to "the land of hospitality." This is not what you'd expect to find on your way to Peshawar, gateway to the Taliban and al-Qa'eda controlled region of the country, where Osama bin Laden is likely hiding. But it's an indication of how how diverse and filled with contradictions Pakistan is today; why ...Pakistan to link port with Iran: PM Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 20 3:20 AM
Pakistan - PM - Iran Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan has planned to link the Gwadar port in southwestern Balochistan province to neighboring Iran.Pakistan: Government Lawyer Quits Over Judicial Crisis New York Times - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Judges, lawyers and opposition activists have been holding demonstrations across the country to condemn chief the justice?s suspension this month as an attempt by General Musharraf to muzzle the judiciary.Pakistan cricket selectors resign Outlook India - Mar 20 3:01 AM
Pakistan's national cricket selectors resigned have resigned, accepting responsibility for the World Cup debacle in the West Indies that saw the team lose to Ireland and crash out of the tournament after just two matches in the first round.Pakistan's early WC exit dooms cricket goods business New Kerala - Mar 20 8:18 AM
Karachi, Mar 20 : The early exit of Pakistan from the World Cup has hampered cricket goods business in the country. Every edition of the game's most coveted tournament offers plenty of opportunities to those associated with the cricket goods business.Uproar in Pakistan over justice's removal The Washington Times - Mar 19 9:09 PM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Five judges resigned yesterday and hundreds of lawyers protested President Pervez Musharraf's removal of Pakistan's chief justice, deepening a political crisis for the military leader.Top Pakistan government lawyer quits over judge crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 20 9:11 AM
A Pakistani deputy attorney general resigned on Tuesday in protest at President Pervez Musharraf's removal of the chief justice, as a hearing into the deepening crisis was delayed by two weeks.Another Al Qaeda suspect points to Pakistan link IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 19 9:43 PM
Washington, March 20 (IANS) A second suspected Al Qaeda member has confessed to providing supplies and other support from Pakistan to a group that bombed the US embassy in Kenya in 1998 and acting as its link with Osama bin Laden.Judges quit in Pakistan UPI - Mar 19 11:24 AM
Six lower court judges in Pakistan have resigned to protest the suspension of the country's top judge. President Pervez Musharraf dismissed Chief ...